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action item Indicator of a potential vulnerability in your organization’s security that requires attention.
Action items appear in red on the SecurityCenter website in three locations: SecurityCenter
page, Computer Details page, and in reports (as dates).
action taken How SonicWALL protection services handle or respond to detections; for example,
Cleaned indicates that the detected threat was successfully removed.
administrative reports See reports.
administrator A user account with read, write, and delete permissions that manages an organization’s
Enforced Client account. The administrator installs the software, receives status emails, and
can access the SecurityCenter website.
Compare to group administrator and user.
agent See client software.
allowed Internet
application
An application, detected by the firewall protection service, that is specified as safe for
contacting the Internet. Administrators make this selection in a policy; users respond to a
prompt.
approved program A program, detected by the virus and spyware protection service, that is specified as safe
and should not be detected. Administrators make this selection in a policy; users respond to
a prompt.
Avert Labs SonicWALL Avert Labs; a research center that supports the computing public and
SonicWALL customers by researching the latest threats, and by uncovering threats that
may arise in the future.
blocking Action taken by the firewall protection service to intercept and prevent a communication
attempt.
browser protection service A service that provides safety ratings for websites and reports detailing known website
threats.
Compare to email security service, firewall protection service, and virus and spyware
protection service.
catalog file A file on the Internet update site that contains version information for every component in
Enforced Client. Client computers check the latest catalog file to determine if their software
components are up-to-date. The catalog file is stored in a compressed, digitally signed
.CAB file format.